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ktvu is live. firefighters tell us they were forced to take a defensive stance as flames shot 50 feet into the air. it took crews about an hour to put out the fire. >>> today severe weather is swept through the southern states from texas to florida with several tornado sightings. this video is from mobile alabama where an apparent funnel cloud touched down this evening it took down tree limbs and power lines and caused damage to homes, a high school and a church. at least 20,000 customers are without power. >>> an in louisiana a brave boater captured this waterspout on camera just north of new orleans. the spout formed over lake pontchartrain. new orleans and the surrounding areas remains on alert for tor -- tornadoes through the night. >>> the same storm system bringing a lot of snow to the sierra. a winter storm warning causing problems. >> reporter: these brake lights greeted drivers to the sierra. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: at times many went no faster than 10-miles-an- hour. and had dela
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ktvu is live. firefighters tell us they were forced to take a defensive stance as flames shot 50 feet into the air. it took crews about an hour to put out the fire. >>> today severe weather is swept through the southern states from texas to florida with several tornado sightings. this video is from mobile alabama where an apparent funnel cloud touched down this evening it took down tree limbs and power lines and caused damage to homes, a high school and a church. at least 20,000 customers are without power. >>> an in louisiana a brave boater captured this waterspout on camera just north of new orleans. the spout formed over lake pontchartrain. new orleans and the surrounding areas remains on alert for tor -- tornadoes through the night. >>> the same storm system bringing a lot of snow to the sierra. a winter storm warning causing problems. >> reporter: these brake lights greeted drivers to the sierra. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: at times many went no faster than 10-miles-an- hour. and had dela
ktvu is live. firefighters tell us they were forced to take a defensive stance as flames shot 50 feet into the air. it took crews about an hour to put out the fire. >>> today severe weather is swept through the southern states from texas to florida with several tornado sightings. this video is from mobile alabama where an apparent funnel cloud touched down this evening it took down tree limbs and power lines and caused damage to homes, a high school and a church. at least 20,000...
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>>> we have a new facebook scandal, this one has nothing to do with privacy, it's all ahead on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. complete bay area coverage starts right now. >>> good morning, thank you for joining us on this monday morning december 24th, i am pam cook. >> happy christmas eve, let's get a quick look at traffic and weather, rosemary is in for steve. >> good morning, and to those of you out there, what are you doing up so early, we do have a dry day in store this morning, a cooler start and a little bit of patchy fog to contend with and still this, areas of sonoma county, we continue to watch the rushing river and it continues to rise and is not expected to flood but it will be near monitor stage. so we are watching this and i will have more on this coming up and i will have a look at your temperatures coming up as well. good morning, rosemary orozco back to tara moriarty. >> right behalf hospital curve, that is near the caesar chavez so be aware of it and we are flowing nicely into san francisco at this hour. let's go back to the desk. >>> a west and rescue operation is un
>>> we have a new facebook scandal, this one has nothing to do with privacy, it's all ahead on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. complete bay area coverage starts right now. >>> good morning, thank you for joining us on this monday morning december 24th, i am pam cook. >> happy christmas eve, let's get a quick look at traffic and weather, rosemary is in for steve. >> good morning, and to those of you out there, what are you doing up so early, we do have a dry day in...
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reporting live ktvu channel 2 news. >> now to the east bay. it has reopened during a two- car crash that killed a mm woman and her dog. the investigators shut down the road for several hours. you can see the severely damaged vehicles in this video. the victim is only identified as a female from richmond. the highway patrol says a 20- year-old man driving an suv crossed the centerren line and hit the woman's car head on. >> the bay area sense rain showers again today but the stormy weather has tapered off and moveed east. weather says the next rain is expected friday night an saturday. , however, it is not forecast to be as heavy as we seen in the past few days. a lot of people are still dealing with storm damage. kara went looking for trouble spots today and they were easy to find. >> just shocked because i didn't hear anything at all. >> reporter: a rude awakening the morning after a rainy christmas night. >> i was coming out here to dump the garbage and this was the first thing i saw. >> reporter: her neighbor's tree came top ling down into
reporting live ktvu channel 2 news. >> now to the east bay. it has reopened during a two- car crash that killed a mm woman and her dog. the investigators shut down the road for several hours. you can see the severely damaged vehicles in this video. the victim is only identified as a female from richmond. the highway patrol says a 20- year-old man driving an suv crossed the centerren line and hit the woman's car head on. >> the bay area sense rain showers again today but the stormy...
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reporting live in palo alto, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in the main system is going through right now we've had light steady rain all day. accumulations have been light until now. now we're starting to see the system moving in. you can see the yellows firing up. we have a couple live frames right there. yellows and reds. it's hitting pretty hard right now. this is the strongest dynamics in this storm. so out toward hayward, out toward san mateo you have significant rain. castro valley is raining hard, it's raining hard over by historia road. as we head south a little bit. out toward fremont and mission creek we're seeing heavy rain. it's going to be a brief bout of heavy rain but it's coming down hard in these areas, san jose downtown right here. if you're out and about or your going out to dinner you have heavy rain in evergreen, by ellen rock and willie glen. we'll switch out here to where fowler was in palo alto, mountain view and the drizzle is on. we've seen .1 to .3 of an inch to a half inch. but they could get some accumulation from an inch to 2- inches, it's really c
reporting live in palo alto, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in the main system is going through right now we've had light steady rain all day. accumulations have been light until now. now we're starting to see the system moving in. you can see the yellows firing up. we have a couple live frames right there. yellows and reds. it's hitting pretty hard right now. this is the strongest dynamics in this storm. so out toward hayward, out toward san mateo you have significant rain....
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ktvu's care -- for children. ktvu's cara liu is live where they are holding a lock down which is meant to be fun and safe. >> reporter: we are three hours into the event, the music is going, kids are dancing, having a good time. a concert set to get underway in just over an hour. >> reporter: this is the church lock down. >> i have been in a jumper and it is so fun. >> we did the photo booth pictures. it is fun because it is free. >> it will be a long night but we are excited about that. >> reporter: 200 kids locked in the church for 24 hours. >> our chaperons are expecting to be up all night long with the goal the kids will go to sleep at some point but last year they didn't. >> reporter: she says her granddaughter has been waiting all week for this. >> it is awesome for the kids. and the more positive activities there are to get involved in the less trouble on the streets. >> we want the kids to look back and say, you know, i came, it put me on a path maybe i was not going to be on. and it changed my life. >> r
ktvu's care -- for children. ktvu's cara liu is live where they are holding a lock down which is meant to be fun and safe. >> reporter: we are three hours into the event, the music is going, kids are dancing, having a good time. a concert set to get underway in just over an hour. >> reporter: this is the church lock down. >> i have been in a jumper and it is so fun. >> we did the photo booth pictures. it is fun because it is free. >> it will be a long night but we...
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ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. >>> good morning. it is monday december 31st i'm tori campbell in for pam cook. >> and i'm dave clark. let's check weather, traffic, steve is right there. you'll need a few minutes to warm up the car. >> for most. there is a couple inland definitely. some 40s near the city and around the bay. inland there is a lot of 30s and upper 20s. mostly sunny, partly cloudy. that system coming in will spin in higher clouds. upper 40s low 50s. here is tara. >> thanks steve. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza where you can see traffic moving nicely into san francisco. and this is a look at the san mateo bridge where you can see the same story. traffic on the right heading toward the foster city. opposite side toward hayward. let's head over to dave and tori. >>> now we are hearing from neighbors in san francisco. those that were awakened by an early morning house fire and broken gas line. ktvu alex savidge is at the scene and i know you have video of flames shooting up from this broken pipe that you will o
ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. >>> good morning. it is monday december 31st i'm tori campbell in for pam cook. >> and i'm dave clark. let's check weather, traffic, steve is right there. you'll need a few minutes to warm up the car. >> for most. there is a couple inland definitely. some 40s near the city and around the bay. inland there is a lot of 30s and upper 20s. mostly sunny, partly cloudy. that system coming in will spin in higher clouds. upper 40s low 50s....
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we are live, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now on the fireworks show that takes place monday at midnight and lasts about 15 minutes. the officials say mass transit is the best way to get there. >>> if you are looking for more new year's eve events around the bay area, go to ktvu.com. >>> thousands of football fans are in san francisco for saturday's craft fight hunger bowl. one of a kind bowl game [band playing ] >> fans from arizona and naval academy rallied. their ticket price goes to more than just a game. craft donates a meal to the food bank, the glide foundation and saint anthonys. making it the only bowl game out of 35 that is devoted to a cause. >> come to the bowl game you root for your own team and a game. then you find out the sponsor of the game is doing something for the local community, that is huge. >> right now 33,000 tickets have been sold. meaning 100,000 meals donated. >>> a man shot by the mess for allegedly pistol whipping a woman is hospitalized tonight in critical condition. the police say they responded to a 911 call last night at the chevron gas stati
we are live, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now on the fireworks show that takes place monday at midnight and lasts about 15 minutes. the officials say mass transit is the best way to get there. >>> if you are looking for more new year's eve events around the bay area, go to ktvu.com. >>> thousands of football fans are in san francisco for saturday's craft fight hunger bowl. one of a kind bowl game [band playing ] >> fans from arizona and naval academy...
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see the story and more tomorrow right here on ktvu and watch it on 7:00 p.m. on kicu, steve 36. >>> the air force awarded a contract to space x. if successful the launch monopoly would be broken. the company has a contract with nasa for resupply missions to the space station. >>> the fate of california saved a quarter million dollars by requiring legislators to use their own cars. starting last december california stopped leasing cars for lawmakers. it now pays them mileage for their own cars. they drove fewer miles when using their own cars cars and 23 did not put in for the reimbursement. >>> volcano has people service in two countries. smoke and ash is billowing in chile. the pressure inside the mountain is probably decreasing but they say an eruption is still possible. people are on red alert. the volcano last erupted 20 years ago. >>> over to bill who has been looking at the changing weather conditions that we have been seeing. >> it is going to be changing. fog and showers tomorrow afternoon. stay tuned. it will be a wet day tomorrow. and it will have an
see the story and more tomorrow right here on ktvu and watch it on 7:00 p.m. on kicu, steve 36. >>> the air force awarded a contract to space x. if successful the launch monopoly would be broken. the company has a contract with nasa for resupply missions to the space station. >>> the fate of california saved a quarter million dollars by requiring legislators to use their own cars. starting last december california stopped leasing cars for lawmakers. it now pays them mileage...
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ktvu channel 2 morning news starts right now this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning everybody, i am brian flores in for dave clark. >> and i am claudine wong in for pam cook. mark is here for steve and i am liking your forecast. >>> we have been advertising a break-in the rain and as far as temperatures, we are off to a cool start in the of 40s. more cloud cover this morning. >>> i am tracking some more shower chances and i will have more on that in a few minutes. tara has an update on traffic. good morning tara. >>> this is a live look at 880, a lot more folks are out on the roadways this morning and this is a look at 237 near milpitas, traffic is moving on the right- hand side, let's head back to the desk. >>> we begin with breaking news. christian captain is there and what are police saying? >> well, the number one thing is that there were no officers injured. >> reporter: the one suspect in this case is dead. it's still a very active investigation on creek side drive. walnut creek police said it was a domestic violence case which ended in gunfire. there is more than a doze
ktvu channel 2 morning news starts right now this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning everybody, i am brian flores in for dave clark. >> and i am claudine wong in for pam cook. mark is here for steve and i am liking your forecast. >>> we have been advertising a break-in the rain and as far as temperatures, we are off to a cool start in the of 40s. more cloud cover this morning. >>> i am tracking some more shower chances and i will have more on that...
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tomorrow christmas day at noon and 5:30 here on ktvu and at 7:00 p.m. on kicu tv 36. >>> turned out to be a pretty nice day today. plenty of sunshine. temperatures on the mild side we had a chance to dry out. as we head into tomorrow the clouds increase. we get a shot of rain. the system now lies pretty far offshore. it is going to move in as we get into the next few hours we're going to see increasing clouds out there. not just high clouds but low clouds too. valley fog is going to be kind of an issue late tonight early tomorrow morning. we had it this morning, we'll have it again tomorrow morning. after the fog clears we get the high fog and the showers should star -- start in the bay area. does not look like a giant storm but it's enough it'll get you wet out there. first thing we start with is the fog in the morning and late tonight. if you're in someone's house and you're driving out to napa you're going to have problems with valley fog. so be prepared for that. then the clouds increase so today we were dry, then tomorrow the system comes in. it's
tomorrow christmas day at noon and 5:30 here on ktvu and at 7:00 p.m. on kicu tv 36. >>> turned out to be a pretty nice day today. plenty of sunshine. temperatures on the mild side we had a chance to dry out. as we head into tomorrow the clouds increase. we get a shot of rain. the system now lies pretty far offshore. it is going to move in as we get into the next few hours we're going to see increasing clouds out there. not just high clouds but low clouds too. valley fog is going to be...
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tomorrow christmas day at noon and 5:30 here on ktvu and at 7:00 p.m. on kicu tv 36. >>> turned out to be a pretty nice day today. plenty of sunshine. temperatures on the mild side we had a chance to dry out. as we head into tomorrow the clouds increase. we get a shot of rain. the system now lies pretty far offshore. it is going to move in as we get into the next few hours we're going to see increasing clouds out there. not just high clouds but low clouds too. valley fog is going to be kind of an issue late tonight early tomorrow morning. we had it this morning, we'll have it again tomorrow morning. after the fog clears we get the high fog and the showers should star -- start in the bay area. does not look like a giant storm but it's enough it'll get you wet out there. first thing we start with is the fog in the morning and late tonight. if you're in someone's house and you're driving out to napa you're going to have problems with valley fog. so be prepared for that. then the clouds increase so today we were dry, then tomorrow the system comes in. it's
tomorrow christmas day at noon and 5:30 here on ktvu and at 7:00 p.m. on kicu tv 36. >>> turned out to be a pretty nice day today. plenty of sunshine. temperatures on the mild side we had a chance to dry out. as we head into tomorrow the clouds increase. we get a shot of rain. the system now lies pretty far offshore. it is going to move in as we get into the next few hours we're going to see increasing clouds out there. not just high clouds but low clouds too. valley fog is going to be...
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edition of ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 i'm jane katsuyama in for heather holmes. >> i'm ken wayne. a series of powerful storms slams the bay area. we're on storm watch with team coverage and we begin with ken pritchett with how wind affected people's plans today. >> reporter: ken, about half an hour ago it was a foggy drive over the bay bridge. right now it's as clear as it can be and that is how quickly things have changed. earlier this afternoon wind advisories for bay area bridges and the windiest we found was this morning in pacifica. with winds this strong, and waves this high, there was little doubt that the pacifica pier would be closed. >> i think the mayan apocalypse is running a few days late. >> reporter: we're told that the waves crashed he over the pier. >> it's so windy. >> elsewhere this storm led to localized flooding in scattered parts of the bay area. despite the mess, the constant rain, and wind, people braved the storm in union square. >> the flags are whipping. it's crazy loud. >> carrie keyes was one of many people who battled the wind to keep their umbrellas
edition of ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 i'm jane katsuyama in for heather holmes. >> i'm ken wayne. a series of powerful storms slams the bay area. we're on storm watch with team coverage and we begin with ken pritchett with how wind affected people's plans today. >> reporter: ken, about half an hour ago it was a foggy drive over the bay bridge. right now it's as clear as it can be and that is how quickly things have changed. earlier this afternoon wind advisories for bay area...
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ktvu channel 2 news. >>> on wall streeshths stocks slipped lower nod an abbreviated traying sechlths the dow industrial lost 51 points. dmakz fell 8. analysts say investors remain wearly about a potential deal between the president and congress to avoid the fiscal cliff. >>> at the vatican, pope benedict the 16th presided over christmas eve mass. he urged people to make room for god in their busy lives. the catholic pope also prayed for peace in israel, palestine and syria. this year midnight mass was moved up two hours to 10:00 p.m. to accommodate the ageing church leader. >>> clear skies kept travelers on track at sfo today after long de lay this is past weekend. as atly reports, this day before christmas is a busy one. >> the security line snaked throughout terminal 2 in san francisco international airport this morning. travelers shuffled through to chasm flights to arrive in time for christmas morning. >> everybody twoonts go home and see family. >> friday, december 21st, was technically the businessest day of holiday travel season for sfo with 130,000 people passing through, but
ktvu channel 2 news. >>> on wall streeshths stocks slipped lower nod an abbreviated traying sechlths the dow industrial lost 51 points. dmakz fell 8. analysts say investors remain wearly about a potential deal between the president and congress to avoid the fiscal cliff. >>> at the vatican, pope benedict the 16th presided over christmas eve mass. he urged people to make room for god in their busy lives. the catholic pope also prayed for peace in israel, palestine and syria....
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lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 morning news. time now 6:45, the story of a woman who was shot on a on christmas eve, theresa was trying to shield her kids as bullets came through the walls of the church monday night. ktvu channel 2 morning news spoke with the church's pastor and about her heroic actions during his sermon. >> she was trying to protect the children and jumping in front of them, which is why the bullet got her. >> the woman is in stable condition and is expected to recover. a man outside is also in stable condition and we do not know if he was the intended victim. >>> police say william spangledder wanted to kill people. they found a body in his home. they say he hated her and their mother died in the house two months ago. >>> states with tough gun laws have fewer deaths. they are trying to prevent gun violence known as california and hawaii have fewer killings per capita. states with fewer restrictions have more deaths per capita. they demonstrated that gun laws do not work. >>> in napa, we have a tree branch and
lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 morning news. time now 6:45, the story of a woman who was shot on a on christmas eve, theresa was trying to shield her kids as bullets came through the walls of the church monday night. ktvu channel 2 morning news spoke with the church's pastor and about her heroic actions during his sermon. >> she was trying to protect the children and jumping in front of them, which is why the bullet got her. >> the woman is in stable condition and is expected to...
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in san francisco, ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now on u.s. reaction. the state department announced that they deeply regret the announcement. >>> crisis averted for now. a potentially crippling port strike is put on hold. what the two sides agree to today and how long it will last. >>> i'm still tracking some rain across parts of the bay area. coming up where the heaviest rain is >>> the u.s. senate approved $16 million in aid to victims of hurricane sandy. republicans said the bill included too much money for unrelated aid projects and tried to institute a measure with half the funding. the bill now moves to the house of representatives who reconvenes on sunday. there's no word if the bill will be considered before the current house session ends. >>> for the second time a man has been killed in new york after someone pushed him in front of an oncoming train. it happened late last night in a station in queens. now police are looking for a woman who witnesses say was sitting on a bench before shoving the 46-year-old man on to a track. witnesses say the
in san francisco, ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now on u.s. reaction. the state department announced that they deeply regret the announcement. >>> crisis averted for now. a potentially crippling port strike is put on hold. what the two sides agree to today and how long it will last. >>> i'm still tracking some rain across parts of the bay area. coming up where the heaviest rain is >>> the u.s. senate approved $16 million in aid to victims...
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lynch. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. swastikas and other offensive graffiti were found on the life size nativity set of a priest's home. they are angered by what happened. >> you know, no matter what their beliefs are they should respect others and for them to trample on what people here at this community hold sacred is sad. >> parishioners say the nativity scene has actually been vandalized in the past and police have no suspects. >>> they will require students to earn their tuition. the san jose high school was recently proved and students will return classes one day a week and work one day a week. they will earn about $10,000 a year. these students are from low- income families and there are 25 of these schools across the country. >>> california saved money by requiring state lawmakers to drive their own cars. they are now reimbursed for the miles they drive on official business. they used to lease cars for them but the state report came because they had driven lower mileage than they had in the past and 23 lawmakers
lynch. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. swastikas and other offensive graffiti were found on the life size nativity set of a priest's home. they are angered by what happened. >> you know, no matter what their beliefs are they should respect others and for them to trample on what people here at this community hold sacred is sad. >> parishioners say the nativity scene has actually been vandalized in the past and police have no suspects. >>> they...
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as ktvu's ken pritchett reports, travelers have to pack snow gear and their patience. >> reporter: it was not that people had to chain up, or simply because the chain control was in effect. the long at times ten mile long backup on interstate 80 had more to do with the holiday. >> things are going very good with the weather and all the plow trucks, graters going. our big problem is the traffic, because we have both east and west traffic at enormous numbers. >> reporter: the gas station was as far as we had time to go. it was as far as some people should have gone. the parking lot was packed as people took a break from the long drive to gas up. and have some fun. after that driving ordeal, hundreds of people played today at a new snow park at nieyak. >> we try not to hit traffic. but everyone had the same idea. >> reporter: george brought his family up from sacramento. he knew what he was getting into in terms of the drive, b b says it was worth it. >> they wanted to play in the snow, so we had to take the ride. >> reporter: this is something we have seen all day here in this parking l
as ktvu's ken pritchett reports, travelers have to pack snow gear and their patience. >> reporter: it was not that people had to chain up, or simply because the chain control was in effect. the long at times ten mile long backup on interstate 80 had more to do with the holiday. >> things are going very good with the weather and all the plow trucks, graters going. our big problem is the traffic, because we have both east and west traffic at enormous numbers. >> reporter: the...
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in san francisco, ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now on u.s. reaction. the state department announced that they deeply regret the announcement. >>> crisis averted for now. a potentially crippling port strike is put on hold. what the two sides agree to today and how long it will last. >>> i'm still tracking some rain across parts of the bay area. coming up where the heaviest rain is falling right now. also shower chances for your saturday. >>> and a wide array of champane is a sure sign that new year's is here. how san francisco is getting ready. >>> the u.s. senate approved $16 million in aid to victims of hurricane sandy. republicans said the bill included too much money for unrelated aid projects and tried to institute a measure with half the funding. the bill now moves to the house of representatives who reconvenes on sunday. there's no word if the bill will be considered before the current house session ends. >>> for the second time a man has been killed in new york after someone pushed him in front of an oncoming train. it happened late last night i
in san francisco, ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now on u.s. reaction. the state department announced that they deeply regret the announcement. >>> crisis averted for now. a potentially crippling port strike is put on hold. what the two sides agree to today and how long it will last. >>> i'm still tracking some rain across parts of the bay area. coming up where the heaviest rain is falling right now. also shower chances for your saturday....
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as ktvu's ken pritchett reports, travelers have to pack snow gear and their patience. >> reporter: it was not that people had to chain up, or simply because the chain control was in effect. the long at times ten mile long backup on interstate 80 had more to do with the holiday. >> things are going very good with the weather and all the plow trucks, graters going. our big problem is the traffic, because we have both east and west traffic at enormous numbers. >> reporter: the gas station was as far as we had time to go. it was as far as some people should have gone. the parking lot was packed as people took a break from the long drive to gas up. and have some fun. after that driving ordeal, hundreds of people played today at a new snow park at nieyak. >> we try not to hit traffic. but everyone had the same idea. >> reporter: george brought his family up from sacramento. he knew what he was getting into in terms of the drive, but says it was worth it. >> they wanted to play in the snow, so we had to take the ride. >> reporter: this is something we have seen all day here in this parking l
as ktvu's ken pritchett reports, travelers have to pack snow gear and their patience. >> reporter: it was not that people had to chain up, or simply because the chain control was in effect. the long at times ten mile long backup on interstate 80 had more to do with the holiday. >> things are going very good with the weather and all the plow trucks, graters going. our big problem is the traffic, because we have both east and west traffic at enormous numbers. >> reporter: the...
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s investigation into the movement. >>> and the ktvu app is ready to download. you can watch all our newscasts live, plus drive time traffic, bay area weather and video breaking news any time anywhere. >>> a new study shows a link between adolescent use and focus. a dutch study focused on teens who suffered from hallucinations and delusions were likely to use pot earlier than most teens and adults. researchers say the study couldn't cause one or the other. the study followed up on earlier findings that concluded that teens who used marijuana were twice as likely to develop psychosis compared with teens who never smoked pot. >>> in iraq, tensions are heating up. thousands of sunny's turned out to call for the overthrow of the government who is dominated by shiite muslims. the latest controversy -- finance minister who is an sunni. >>> today, marks eight years since the devastating earthquake and tu suh unanimousy rocked thailand. prayer services were held today to remember the disaster. the u.n. called it the worst natural disaster to hit thailand. it devastated
s investigation into the movement. >>> and the ktvu app is ready to download. you can watch all our newscasts live, plus drive time traffic, bay area weather and video breaking news any time anywhere. >>> a new study shows a link between adolescent use and focus. a dutch study focused on teens who suffered from hallucinations and delusions were likely to use pot earlier than most teens and adults. researchers say the study couldn't cause one or the other. the study followed up...
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tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> this week another big u.s. bank fell victim to hackers, the banking industry says these cyber attacks cause problems but that identity theft is not a concern. still as kyla campbell reports, banking customers are concerned. >> reporter: self-proclaims hackers are going after banks, just this week citigroup their goal is to keep customers from accessing their banking information online. that's bad news for americans who transfer money or pay bills online. >> i rely on my one bank for almost all of my transactions it would really cut me off from everything. >> reporter: these online hack -- hacktavist are not the same as thieves. >> it's not meant to steal information, it's meant to bring attention. >> reporter: they're working together to share information. they hope it'll help them stop hackers from accessing their websites. but security experts here this is just the start of a bigger problem. >> we've been increasingly dependent on it for every facet of our daily lives whether it's ourbacking, certain governme
tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> this week another big u.s. bank fell victim to hackers, the banking industry says these cyber attacks cause problems but that identity theft is not a concern. still as kyla campbell reports, banking customers are concerned. >> reporter: self-proclaims hackers are going after banks, just this week citigroup their goal is to keep customers from accessing their banking information online. that's bad news for americans who transfer money or...
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ktvu. >> we are less than a week from the fiscal cliff. the united states senate convening right now. we want to show you a live if picture. there it is. that's the senate majority leader. the senators are right now meeting to discuss the economic deadline and coming up at 7:15 we will have more on the fiscal cliff negotiations and how we are closing in on another financial barrier, that debt ceiling. >> let's go to tara filling in for sal. there is another accident in napa. >> we have a two car crash on napa road. that person is trapped inside of the car. chp working to get them out as well as police. we have another incident we want to mention. 880 northbound at 92 split. a solo spin out. it's close to traffic so they are running a break. here is a look at maps where 680 southbound, actually we will go to 101 in san francisco. you can see we have traffic flowing nicely in both directions. finally a look at maze. you can see traffic also flowing very well there on the far right hand side of the screen. let's check in with mark. >> good mo
ktvu. >> we are less than a week from the fiscal cliff. the united states senate convening right now. we want to show you a live if picture. there it is. that's the senate majority leader. the senators are right now meeting to discuss the economic deadline and coming up at 7:15 we will have more on the fiscal cliff negotiations and how we are closing in on another financial barrier, that debt ceiling. >> let's go to tara filling in for sal. there is another accident in napa....
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ktvu channel 2 news. >>> light rail system is announcing 25 years of service. the valley transportation authority has been compared to other light rail systems. it found taxpayers subsidize 85%. the light rail costs 1/3 more to operate but carries 30% fewer riders. >>> whale traffic will be counted as they enter the bay area. the whales of course migrate up and down the california coast. in 2010 five whales died from ship collisions near san francisco. >>> tracking some showers that are headed our way. but the latest computer models sort of back off in the showers for friday night, saturday. we're going to get to that. here's the system we talked about it. it's motion is something like this so it's working it's way down the coast. just a different kind of emotion for this storm. right now we have loud in the bay area. by santa -- right now we have clouds in the bay area by santa monica. in some places it'll be low visibility in the morning hours especially in the valley. a high surf advisory goes into effect. it's going to be fairly sizable. high surf advisory
ktvu channel 2 news. >>> light rail system is announcing 25 years of service. the valley transportation authority has been compared to other light rail systems. it found taxpayers subsidize 85%. the light rail costs 1/3 more to operate but carries 30% fewer riders. >>> whale traffic will be counted as they enter the bay area. the whales of course migrate up and down the california coast. in 2010 five whales died from ship collisions near san francisco. >>> tracking...
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ktvu channel 2 news. >>> light rail system is announcing 25 years of service. the valley transportation authority has been compared to other light rail systems. it found taxpayers subsidize 85%. the light rail costs 1/3 more to operate but carries 30% fewer riders. >>> whale traffic will be counted as they enter the bay area. the whales of course migrate up and down the california coast. in 2010 five whales died from ship collisions near san francisco. >>> tracking some showers that are headed our way. but the latest computer models sort of back off in the showers for friday night, saturday. we're going to get to that. here's the system we talked about it. it's motion is something like this so it's working it's way down the coast. just a different kind of emotion for this storm. right now we have loud in the bay area. by santa -- right now we have clouds in the bay area by santa monica. in some places it'll be low visibility in the morning hours especially in the valley. a high surf advisory goes into effect. it's going to be fairly sizable. high surf advisory
ktvu channel 2 news. >>> light rail system is announcing 25 years of service. the valley transportation authority has been compared to other light rail systems. it found taxpayers subsidize 85%. the light rail costs 1/3 more to operate but carries 30% fewer riders. >>> whale traffic will be counted as they enter the bay area. the whales of course migrate up and down the california coast. in 2010 five whales died from ship collisions near san francisco. >>> tracking...
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as ktvu kay lam campbell reporting from our washington, d.c. newsroom americans are not optimistic. >> reporter: december is usually a time when most of us feel pretty good about the economy thanks to the holiday shopping season. but that was not the case this month. consumer confidence took a nose dive and economists blame the fear of falling over the fiscal cliff. the consumer confidence index hit a four year high in october but saw the largest drop since last summer when the country's credit rating was lowered. it's a sign of what is to come if no fiscal cliff deal is reached and automatic income tax increases and government spending cuts go into effect in four days. meanwhile the president called a top four congressional leaders to meet with them at the white house later today with the hopes they can avoid this potential crisis. and in a somewhat surprising move top republican signaled he might be willing to compromise more on that when i see you next. >>> only on 2 in the north bay search teams are using a new technology to try to find a m
as ktvu kay lam campbell reporting from our washington, d.c. newsroom americans are not optimistic. >> reporter: december is usually a time when most of us feel pretty good about the economy thanks to the holiday shopping season. but that was not the case this month. consumer confidence took a nose dive and economists blame the fear of falling over the fiscal cliff. the consumer confidence index hit a four year high in october but saw the largest drop since last summer when the country's...
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if you have storm photos, tweet them to us at ktvu. at the bay bridge toll plaza, no traffic at all. it will probably look like this tomorrow. but the day after christmas not likely because of all of the sales. so be prepared. 280 at the 880 split, no delays. >>> we're try today. we'll be et -- we're dry today. we'll be wet tomorrow. we continue to watch minor flooding at the russian river. moderate take at guerneville. cresting a little bit. there's your extended forecast, we're dry today. rain tenning tomorrow throughout the everyone -- continuing through tomorrow. the rain won't be as much or as bad. and then we dry out thursday into the weekend. and then you pull out the bikes and skates. >> even by wednesday. >> oh, good. well, thank you. >> all right. >> thank you for joining us here on this christmas eve. brian is gonna take a little nap and be here for the noon news. we'll have more then. >> yes, i will be here. >> thank you for trusting us at ktvu. we'll see you the next time news breaks and also at noon for the news.
if you have storm photos, tweet them to us at ktvu. at the bay bridge toll plaza, no traffic at all. it will probably look like this tomorrow. but the day after christmas not likely because of all of the sales. so be prepared. 280 at the 880 split, no delays. >>> we're try today. we'll be et -- we're dry today. we'll be wet tomorrow. we continue to watch minor flooding at the russian river. moderate take at guerneville. cresting a little bit. there's your extended forecast, we're dry...
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this is a picture from our ktvu tower cam. the bottom of your screen there, you can see oakland police officers standing there. earlier, we could see the yellow tarp near where they are. officers tell us the kayaker took the body to those docks and then called police for help. it's unclear at this point how that person died. there was no identification on the body. and right now, no one at the waterfront recognizes him. so this investigation will continue. as you can see again, a body found in the estuary in oakland. >>> time now, 9:44. let's recap top stories this morning. another winter storm expected to dump several inches of snow on the east coast today. 2 to 4 inches expected to snow from southern illinois to new jersey. forecasters say the storm is expected to be smaller, though, than the last one they did have. >>> firefighters, vechting a fire at a bank in fremont. it happened at the california bank and trust on fremont boulevard. the bank was boarded up and a guard watched the property overnight to protect the money i
this is a picture from our ktvu tower cam. the bottom of your screen there, you can see oakland police officers standing there. earlier, we could see the yellow tarp near where they are. officers tell us the kayaker took the body to those docks and then called police for help. it's unclear at this point how that person died. there was no identification on the body. and right now, no one at the waterfront recognizes him. so this investigation will continue. as you can see again, a body found in...
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thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time the news breaks. >> be sure and join us at noon for more on the new effort to crack down on drunk christ california and we're of course always here for you on facebook and twitter. thanks for joining us. enjoy your friday
thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time the news breaks. >> be sure and join us at noon for more on the new effort to crack down on drunk christ california and we're of course always here for you on facebook and twitter. thanks for joining us. enjoy your friday
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this is ktvu mornings on 2. >> good morning. i'm brian flores. >> good morning. i'm claudine wong. we are back on storm watch this back here in the bay area there. have been several big downpours in the past few hours and mark joining us now to tell us what is happening now and what we can expect later today > >> the heaviest rain on live storm tracker 2. there is the live sweep showing you the current rainfall pattern and scatter around parts of the north bay. we will continue to show you this. just out toward san leandro. approaching san ramone, a few scattered rain showers, not to major for this part of the bay area. we will move the maps down closer to santa cruz, increasing rain closer to santa cruz and the south bay. you will seat yellows and reds flaring up. leafier rain, sunnyvale. all the areas, the yellows indicate the increase in the rainfall rates, also shifting the maps here, close in on fremont around stevenson boulevard and cherry street. especially the darker shades of green. they link up with heavier rain. with the downpours still a big part of the forecast for thi
this is ktvu mornings on 2. >> good morning. i'm brian flores. >> good morning. i'm claudine wong. we are back on storm watch this back here in the bay area there. have been several big downpours in the past few hours and mark joining us now to tell us what is happening now and what we can expect later today > >> the heaviest rain on live storm tracker 2. there is the live sweep showing you the current rainfall pattern and scatter around parts of the north bay. we will...
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thanks for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. >> join us at 6:00. we're always here for you at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. wishing the raiders best of luck. as for the niners win the nfc west.
thanks for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. >> join us at 6:00. we're always here for you at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. wishing the raiders best of luck. as for the niners win the nfc west.